Cleveland's Browns a Place of Lost Cause

Written By Marcus Atkinson Follow on twitter: @marcusatkinson It’s no news to anyone that the Browns are a mess, dysfunction manifested by coaches fleeing, players in or needing rehab and front office staff being accused of NFL infractions. Embarrassing to any loyal Browns fan, and on top of that, the franchise decided to raise ticket prices by 30 percent, raising the prices of some long time ticket owners by $300 - $500. A sad stat indeed. A prime example of this situation is the case of former Browns offensive Coordinator Kyle Shanahan, who was practically begged to come to Cleveland in the first place, and in his desire to be a head coach, he came to Cleveland, then promptly left two years before his contact was up, presenting a 32 point presentation on why owner Jim Haslam should let him out his contract. Weeks prior to the presentation, Shanahan was the prime suspect and whistleblower for who sent text messages from the front office to the coaching staff on the field during a game (the team is now being investigated by the NFL with the prime suspect being general manager, Ray Farmer). Since his departure, Shanahan has taken the same job of offensive coordinator with the Atlanta Falcons who have Matt Ryan as quarterback – as opposed to a Browns team, who has a QB in rehab as the leading candidate to start the first game of the year. No doubt seeking to keep a good name to his coaching peers, Shanahan in an interview had this to say about Johnny Manziel, the aforementioned quarterback in rehab "Johnny's a great guy, and I think he does get a little bit of a bad rep with that, because Johnny worked very hard for me," Shanahan said. "I really enjoyed coaching him." Of course Shanahan is thinking of his future goals in becoming a head coach when he told ESPN’s Bryant this. Though the statement goes against previous reports released by local Cleveland newspaper The Plain Dealer as well as national outlets such as CBSSports.com. Since Shanahan’s departure, the Brown has had trouble signing a new coaching staff, many are simply saying no to the offer, seeing it as a bad career move and I do not blame them, I would do the same. As the times of the Browns continue to change, one thing remains the same – the culture needs vast improvement, but who in management has the knowledge, experience, and guts to make the change. Feel free to leave a message or comment on my twitter page.